In The Spotlight with Abigail Pogrebin

In the Spotlight: The Nightingale of Iran

Sisters Danielle and Galeet Dardashti join Abigail Pogrebin to discuss "The Nightingale of Iran," their documentary podcast ranked the #1 Jewish podcast this week, in which they reveal painful secrets and explore why their family left Iran in the 1960s at the height of national fame.

In the Spotlight: Batya Sperling-Milner on Torah Reading for the Blind

Abby Pogrebin speaks with Batya Sperling-Milner, the Torah student who made Jewish history when she became the first blind student to chant her bat mitzvah parsha in an Orthodox shul using a braille Torah Scroll.  Batya is also joined by her mother, Rabbanit Aliza Sperling, as well as Livia Thompson (Executive Director of JBI).

In the Spotlight: Maurice Samuels on Alfred Dreyfus

Abigail Pogrebin is joined by Maurice Samuels, author of a biography which analyzes Alfred Dreyfus’s complex relationship to Judaism and antisemitism and illustrates the profound effect of the Dreyfus Affair on the lives of Jews around the world.

In the Spotlight: Jeremy Eichler - "Time's Echo"

Winner of this year’s top prize for the National Jewish Book Award, Author Jeremy Eichler joins Abigail Pogrebin to discuss "Time’s Echo," which was named History Book of the Year by The Sunday Times. It chronicles how four iconic classical composers responded to war, horror, and memory.

In the Spotlight: Karyn Grossman Gershon - Project Kesher

Abigail Pogrebin is joined by CEO of Project Kesher, Karyn Grossman Gershon, to discuss her programs that build intergenerational Jewish life, advance gender equality, and promote public health and wellness.

In the Spotlight: David-Seth Kirshner

Abigail Pogrebin is joined by rabbi and author David-Seth Kirshner to discuss his book, "Streams of Shattered Consciousness," that chronicles the first 50 days of the Israel-Hamas War using a blend of history lessons, opinions, and personal reflections.

In the Spotlight: Donniel Hartman

Abigail Pogrebin is joined by Shalom Hartman Institute president Rabbi Dr. Hartman to discuss Who Are the Jews—And Who Can We Become, his book that offers a solution to contemporary challenges through the creation of a new “shared” Jewish story.

In the Spotlight: Shai Held

Abigail Pogrebin is joined by one of today’s most prominent Jewish thinkers, Rabbi Shai Held, to discuss Judaism is About Love, his book that illuminates the true essence of Judaism by reclaiming the notion that love is foundational.

In the Spotlight: Francine Klagsbrun on Henrietta Szold

Abigail Pogrebin is joined by author Francine Klagsbrun to discuss her book that uses letters, diaries, and other archival documents to trace the life and legacy of Hadassah founder and Zionist icon, Henrietta Szold.

In the Spotlight: Daphne Lazar Price

Abigail Pogrebin is joined by Daphne Lazar Price, executive director of the Jewish Orthodox Feminist Alliance (JOFA), to discuss her recent trip to Israel.